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What are the 5 stages of grief?
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavior theory
What is the likelihood of developing schizophrenia if someone in the family already has it?
10%
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
involves a breakdown in the relations between thought, emotion, behavior, and can lead to a faulty perception of reality, hearing seeing and believing things that are not real
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectal behavior theory
What are the symptoms of PTSD?
flashbacks associated with traumatic events, vivid nightmares, and intrusive thoughts
What are the 4 parts the DBT is broken up into?
Mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness
What are the symptoms of depression?
Loss of interests or hobbies, fatigue, mood swings, feeling of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, apathy, weight gain or loss
Define: mindfulness
being aware and conscious of the present moment
What are the main symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder?
Excessive thoughts or obsessions that lead to repetitive behaviors and compulsions
Define: Triggered
a particular response caused by an action, process, or situation
What is the best form of treatment for those with borderline personality disorder?
a combination of CBT/DBT treatment, prescription medication and therapy
What are the two things that have to be used together in a varying balance to help those live with mental illness?
therapy and medication
Define: generalized anxiety disorder
feelings of worry, nervousness, or uneasiness, about upcoming events or unknown outcomes
What are some examples of causes of generalized anxiety?
past trauma, overlapping psychological conditions, and being in abusive situations
What are some symptoms one would experience when dealing with ADHD?
the brain trying to find different ways to avoid the task in needs to do if it does not find it stimulating enough, no matter how important the task is?
What are the symptoms of bi-polar disorder?
manic highs and depressive lows, reduced or excessive needs for sleep, creating huge goals or plans that don't match reality or logic
What is the 3rd highest chronic illness among adolescents?
Anxiety
Define: Bulimia
constant pattern of eating large amounts of food at once, then purging it afterwards
Define: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
a chronic condition that includes attention difficulty, hyper activity, and impulsiveness, can involve learning difficulties and fidgeting or trouble staying still
Define: psychosis
thoughts and perceptions losing touch with reality
When someone suffers from DID they switch between personalities they have developed over time, what is their memory like between these personalities?
they will likely have no memory of the other personalities
High levels of stress in situations or results of severe trauma experiences
Define: dissociative identity disorder
experiencing feeling as if they are living outside their own body, memory loss, hallucinations or multiple consistent personalities
Define: borderline personality disorder
an unstable sense of self, extreme fear of abandonment, and difficulty in relationships